GRAND FORKS, N.D. – North Dakota State's women, ranked No. 10 in the Midwest Region, and South Dakota State's men, ranked No. 4 in the Midwest Region, walked away with the 2022 Summit League Cross Country Championship titles Saturday at Ray Richards Golf Course in Grand Forks, N.D.
   
The Bison women secured 38 total team points for their fifth Summit League crown. South Dakota State finished runner-up with 68 total team points while North Dakota totaled 100 points for third. St. Thomas (133), South Dakota (139), Kansas City (140), Omaha (157), Oral Roberts (202) and Western Illinois (213) rounded out the standings on the women's side.
 
The Jackrabbit men recorded a total of 18 points for their league-record seventh-consecutive championship title. North Dakota State's 64 points secured second while St. Thomas finished in third with 78 total points. North Dakota (109), South Dakota (126), Western Illinois (201), Oral Roberts (206) and Kansas City (207) completed the men's standings.
 
Top Performers
On the women's side, the top six finishers to cross the line all clocked under the previous championship meet record 6K time of 20:32.92. South Dakota State's Leah Hansen ran her way into her third consecutive League title and Championship MVP honor after she clocked a new championship meet record 6K time of 20:01.9. Her win today makes her the only woman in League history to win the championship meet three years in a row.
 
Omaha's Kamryn Ensley became the first Maverick to take home an individual honor at the championship after she secured the title of Newcomer of the Championship. Ensley was the first true freshman to cross the line clocking a personal-best time of 20:18.9 for fourth place.
 
For the men, all the first and second team honorees crossed the line under the previous championship meet record 8K time of 23:53.4. South Dakota State earned its second-straight individual honor as Ben Olson secured the individual title and Championship MVP honor after crossing the finish line in an 8K championship meet record time of 22:56.1.
 
North Dakota State went home with its second consecutive Newcomer of the Championship honor after true freshman Hunter McHenry crossed the finish line in a personal-best time of 23:45.9 for 14^th place.
 
Women's All-League Teams:
First Team
Leah Hansen, South Dakota State | 20:01.9
Grace Link, North Dakota State | 20:12.0
Kaleesa Houston, North Dakota State | 20:13.5
Kamryn Ensley, Omaha | 20:18.9
Ally Ryan, Kansas City | 20:21.5
Molly Desotell, St. Thomas | 20:28.9
Jadyn Keeler, North Dakota | 20:34.1
 
Second Team
Katherine Hanners, Kansas City | 20:38.3
Allie Wahlund, North Dakota State | 20:48.2
Reagan Baesler, North Dakota State | 20:49.9
Mya Kizer, South Dakota State | 20:54.5
McKenzie Burian, North Dakota | 20:57.5
Caitlin Bright, South Dakota State | 20:57.7
Erin Valgardson, North Dakota State | 21:01.5
 
Championship MVP
Leah Hansen, South Dakota State
 
Newcomer of the Championship
Kamryn Ensley, Omaha
 
Scholar of the Championship
McKenzie Burian, North Dakota
 
Men's All-League Teams:
First Team
Ben Olson, South Dakota State | 22:56.1
Joseph Minor-Williams, South Dakota State | 23:04.2
Luke Labatte, North Dakota | 23:06.9
Tom Breuckman, South Dakota State | 23:14.8
Daniel Burkhalter, South Dakota State 23:15.8
Josh Becker, South Dakota State | 23:16.5
Biel Wiel, St. Thomas | 23:26.4
 
Second Team
Merga Gemeda, South Dakota | 23:28.9
Hunter Klimek, North Dakota State | 23:29.0
Max Selbach, South Dakota State | 23:32.0
Jake Arason, North Dakota State | 23:36.7
Lucas Caminiti, South Dakota State | 23:39.7
Symon Keiser, North Dakota State | 23:39.9
Hunter McHenry, North Dakota State | 23:45.9
 
Championship MVP
Ben Olson, South Dakota State
 
Newcomer of the Championship
Hunter McHenry, North Dakota State
 
Scholar of the Championship
Daniel Burkhalter, South Dakota State
 
Notables

• South Dakota State's Hansen became the first woman in Summit League history to three-peat the women's title and take home Championship MVP honors.
• North Dakota State won its fifth title and second in the last four years.
• Hansen, Kansas City's Katherine Hanners, North Dakota's McKenzie Burian and NDSU's Grace Link and Kaleesa Houston all earned All-Summit League honors for the second-consecutive season.
• South Dakota State took home its league-record seventh-consecutive Summit League Championship title.
• Olson captured his fourth straight first team award and was the second straight Jackrabbit to take home the Championship MVP honor.
• Olson and fellow teammates Max Selbach, Tom Breuckman, Joseph Minor-Williams and Daniel Burkhalter all earned All-Summit League first team honors for the second consecutive year.

Final Standings

Women:	Men:
1st place – North Dakota State (38)	1st place – South Dakota State (18)
2nd place – South Dakota State (68)	2nd place – North Dakota State (64)
3rd place – North Dakota (100)	3rd place – St. Thomas (78)
4th place – St. Thomas (133)	4th place – North Dakota (109)
5th place – South Dakota (139)	5th place – South Dakota (126)
6th place – Kansas City (140)	6th place – Western Illinois (201)
7th place – Omaha (157)	7th place – Oral Roberts (206)
8th place – Oral Roberts (202)	8th place – Kansas City (207)
9th place – Western Illinois (213)

 
Up Next
All of our teams look ahead to the 2022 NCAA Midwest Regional set for Friday, Nov. 11 in Columbia, Mo.